Arctic

Up at 3am, just in time for the hour long deep red sunrise as the ship bobs around the extraordinary fjords of the north. Up at 1am, lying on the deck as the aurora borealis start to rain down. Abandoning lunch to take another view of the ridiculously epic scenery of the west coast of Greenland. Abandoning ship to take Zodiacs around the transient icebergs and glaciers. Slowly, patiently ascending hillsides alone, to get close enough and with respect for the Arctic hares playing on the other side. This is wilderness; this is life.

Two towering icebergs stand firmly in the freezing waters of Scoresby Sund, in Eastern Greenland. Both layered in contrasting ribbons of smooth and fluted ice, the top of the right berg is lit by the sun like a glowing blue torch.

A massive rock fold shows the power of the earth's geologic processes erupting from the steep, jagged slopes of King Oscard Fjord in Greenland, highlighted in the vivid reds and orange of this V shaped formation.
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Scientific name: Rissa tridactyla; black-legged kittiwakes
Location: St Jonsfjorden, Prins Karls Forland, Greenland
Description: Startled by a glacier calving, the kittiwakes took to the sky in a flurry of activity, their white feathers contrasting beautifully against the blue of the fjord and ice.

One of the many historic artefacts dotted around Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, this 'Taubanelageret' bucket literally translates to 'cableway store' and was used to transport coal and minerals from the mines far up the slopes down to the main town and docks.

Repetitive rifts can be seen in a glacier descending to the sea in St Johnsfjorden / Prins Karls Forland in Svalbard. These crevasses are caused by the constant movement of the glacier, causing tension between solid plates and the subsequent fracturing at weak points.